Stick file



Aug. 29, 1939. J. H. MILLINGv STICK FILE Filed March 2, 1939 FEMA Patented Aug. 29, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application March 2,

6 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved le for papers, tickets and the like and includes an improved guard for the pointed end of the pin or spike so constructed that it will automatically move to a position to enclose and protect the pointed end of the spike.

It is a primary object of this invention to provide an improved le of simple construction which will be economical to manufacture and which will be durable and efficient in` use enabling papers to be readily applied to or removed from the file, and provided with an improved guard that will function automatically to enclose the pointed end of the le after papers have been applied or removed therefrom to prevent accidental removal of papers or accidental injury through contact with the pointed end of the spike or pin.

More particularly, it is an aim of this invention to provide an improved pendulum type guard having means for pivotally mounting it whereby it may be swung in one direction away from the pin or spike, means in the free end thereof to normally receive and enclose the pointed end of the spike, means whereby the oscillating motion of the pendulum will be such that when released it will automatically swing back into a position to enclose said pointed end.

Still a further aim of the invention is to provide means of simple construction for mounting the pendulum including a rest whereby the pendulum may be held in a retracted position out of engagement with the pin, if desired,

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of one embodiment of the invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevational view, partly in section, of the same,

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Figure l, and

Figure 4 is a side elevational View of another embodiment of the invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the different views, Ill designates generally a base plate which is adapted to be rested on any suitable horizontal supporting surface such as a desk or a table. Projecting upwardly from the base I adjacent one end thereof is a spike II which is. provided with a pointed free end I2. A rod I3 projects upwardly from the base I0 adjacent its opposite end and includes a standard portion I4 which is disposed substantially parallel to the spike II and which terminates at its upper end in a horizontally disposed shoulder I5 which pro- 1939, Serial No. 259,439

(Cl. 12S-23) jects away from the spike II and which in turn terminates in the arm I6 which is disposed obliquely to the standard I4 and shoulder I5, and which terminates in an eyelet or loop I'I disposed above and spaced from the pointed end I2. Portions I4, I5, I6 and I'I are all preferably formed integral, as best illustrated in Figure 2.

A pendulum type guard member, designated generally I8, is provided at one end with the spaced longitudinal slots I9 and 28 forming a transverse bar 2| therebetween which extends through the eyelet or loop I'l for pivotally mounting the guard I8 thereon. Slot 28, which preferably opens outwardly of the upper end of the guard I8 forms the ears 22 which are disposed on either side of the upper portion of the eyelet I'I. Guard I8 is preferably enlarged at its lower free end to form the weighted portion 23 provided with a recess 24 which opens outwardly of the front side and bottom thereof and which is disposed in a vertical plane with the slots I9 and 20 so that when the guard I8 is in its normal depending position the pointed end I2 will be disposed within the recess 24, as best seen in Figure 2.

Guard I8 is preferably flat and relatively wide and tapers in width toward its upper end so that the portion 25, between the weighted portion 23 and the lower end of the slot I9 may be used for advertising matter or may be povide'd with a mirror.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the spike or pin II is adapted to hold papers, tickets, or the like which may be applied to or removed from its pointed end I2 by manually moving the guard I8 on its pivot I'I toward the arm I6. As soon as` the papers or tickets have been applied to or removed from the pin I I the guard I8 is released and it will swing back to its position,

as seen in Figure 2. The sides of the slot I9 and the ears 22 prevent the guard I8 from swinging laterally so that when it is oscillated it will always swing directly toward the arm I6 or the pin II to direct the recess, 24 toward the pointed end I2 due to the fact that the loop or eyelet II is disposed in a plane with the arm I6, and as the eyelet I1 is directly above the pin II, the guard I8 when in its normal depending position will be disposed so that the pointed end I2 is positioned in the inner or back part of the recess 24. As seen in Figure 2, the thickness of bar 2I is substantially less than the diameter of eyelet I1 and the length of slots I9 and 20 is substantially greater than the thickness of the rod I3 so that guard I8 may be raised relatively to eyelet I1 and when raised and retracted may be positioned so that the recess 24 is resting on the shoulder I5, as illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 2, to be thereby held in a retracted position. This may be done where it is desirable to apply or i2KA remove a number of papers or tickets and Where it is more convenient to have the pointed end exposed while such operation is being performed, after which guard I8 can be returned to its normal position by lifting it upwardly to release it from the shoulder l5 to allow it to swing automatically back to its full line position.

In Figure 4, another embodiment of the le is illustrated which is adapted to be hung from a hook secured to a vertical supporting surface, such as a wall, designated 26, in which is secured a hook 2l. In this embodiment of the invention a base plate iii is provided at one end with an opening 28 by means of which it is adapted to be removably suspended from the hook 21. A substantially U-shaped spike Il' is secured at one end to the base ib', adjacent its lower end, and is tapered at its opposite end to provide the: point I2. U-shaped member il' at its. secured end is provided with the horizontally disposed portion forming the shoulder i5 which is disposed in the same relative position to the pointed end I2 as the shoulder l5 is to the end i2. An arm I6 projects outwardly from the plate iii', adjacent its upper end, and terminates in a loop or eyelet l1 disposed above and spaced from the pointed end i2 to receive the bar 2l of the pendulum guard i8' which corresponds in construction to the guard i8.

rEhe operation of the stick file, as illustrated in Figure 4, is identical with the operation of the le as illustrated in Figures l and 2 with the pendulum guard I 8 being swung inwardly toward the base plate id to expose the point I2 and being constructed so that it can be raised relatively to the eyelet H' for resting the recessed portion 25; of the weighted portion 23 on the shoulder i5', when in a fully retracted position. A further description of the operation of the file, illustrated in Figure 41, is therefore considered unnecessary.

Various mo-dications and changes in the precise construction and arrangement of the parts forming the invention are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to and the right is therefore expressly reserved to make such variations and changes as do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter dened by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A device of the class described comprising an upwardly projecting pin, a standard spaced from said pin and having its upper end bent to provide an arm projecting toward said pin, said arm terminating in a loop disposed above and spaced from the upper end of said pin, a plate having spaced longitudinal slots at one end thereof, one of said slots opening outwardly of an end of the plate, said' slotsloosely engaging remote portions of sai-d loop for pivotally mounting said plate thereon, and said plate being provided with an enlarged opposite end having a recess in one side thereof to receive the upper end of said pin when the plate is in its normal depending position.

2. A stick le comprising a base, a pin secured to said basel and having its free end projecting upwardly, an arm secured to and projecting from said base and terminating in a loop disposed above and spaced from the free end of said pin, and a guard member having spaced slots at one end thereof forming a transverse bar therebetween for loosely engaging said loop to pivotally mount said member, the opposite end of said member being provided with a recess opening outwardly of one side and of the bottom thereof to receive the free end of said pin when in a normal depending position.

3. A stick le comprising a base member, a pin projecting upwardly therefrom and terminating in a pointed free end, a standard projecting upwardly from said base member in spaced apart relationship to said pin, said standard terminating in an obliquely disposed free end which terminates in an eyelet or loop disposed above and spaced from the pointed end of said pin, a guard member having spaced longitudinal slots at one end thereof forming a transverse bar for loosely engaging said eyelet to pivotally mount said member, said slots engaging the top and bottom portion of said eyelet for guiding the swinging movement of said guard member, the opposite end of said guard member being provided with a recess opening outwardly of one side thereof and disposed in a plane with said slots for receiving the pointed end of said pin when in a normal depending position.

4. A device as in claim 3, said standard having a horizontally disposed portion forming a rest to be engaged by the recess in the free end of said guard member for retaining said member in a retracted position out of engagement with the pin.

5. A stick file comprising a supporting member having an opening adjacent one end thereof adapted to engage a hook, a U-shaped member having one end secured to said supporting member and its free end terminating in a point, an arm secured to and projecting outwardly from said supporting member and terminating in an eyelet disposed above and spaced from said point, a pendulum having an opening adjacent one end thereof to receive the lower portion of said eyelet for pivotally mounting the pendulum thereon, spaced ears projecting upwardly from said end and on either side of the upper portion of said eyelet, the free end of said pendulum being provided with a recess opening outwardly and downwardly for receiving the pointed end of said U- shaped member, said pendulum being movable inwardly for exposing said pointed en-d and being guided by said ears, when moving toward said pointed end, for disposing said recess to receive said pointed end.

6. A stick file comprising a base, a pin projecting upwardly from said base, a rod secured to and projecting upwardly from said base including a standard spaced from said pin and an obliquely disposed arm, a horizontally disposed shoulder at the junction of said standard and arm, an eyelet at the free end of said arm disposed above and spaced from the free end of said pin, and a pendulum having longitudinally disposed spaced slots at one end thereof forming a transverse bar therebetween for loosely engaging said eyelet to pivotally mount the pendulum, and the opposite end of said pendulum being enlarged and weighted and provided with a recess opening outwardly of the front and bottom thereof to receive the free end of the pin when in a normal depending position, said slots being of suiilcient length to permit the raising of said pendulum relatively to said arm for resting its recess on said shoulder for retaining it in a retracted position, said slots guiding the oscillating movement of the pendulum whereby the recess in the free end thereof will be directed toward the pointed end of the pin.

JAMES H. MILLING. 

